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Valley News

news from California’s central valley

Aging Veteran Wants to Return Home to Fresno

    A veteran who survived the attack at Pearl Harbor and the battle of Iwo Jima, now wants to go home. But California law and veterans affairs policy is keeping George Vanerluis from returning to Fresno. The 99-year-old veteran spent time in a VA facility in Hastings and now is in …

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Councilman, Mayor take disagreement to Twitter

It would be wrong to call it heated, but some online comments between a Fresno council member and Mayor Ashley Swearengin got a little toasty today. The mayor announced during her State of the City luncheon that grocery store Smart & Final will soon move in to a building on …

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WWII Veteran Struggles to Return to Fresno

World War II veteran George Vanderluis has family in the Valley. They are trying to find a way to safely bring him home. The biggest challenge facing the family is finding a Fresno veterans home that will provide George with the care he needs. Eight years ago George was looking …

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Sanger Mayor Quits Blames City Council

Sanger Mayor Joshua Mitchel resigned Wednesday. He has been in office in 2010. "I could no longer watch my wife be followed. We’ve had our tires slashed, my house has been vandalized several times, my office has been broken into several times, my house has been broken into once, I’ve …

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Rescued Pigeon Befriends Firefighter

A heartwarming story today out of Fresno’s Fire Station 4. Firefighters were wrapping up at a house fire in Central Fresno on Olive and 9th, when something out of the ordinary happen, and our reporter Gaby Rodriguez caught it on camera.   A pigeon that had been rescued from inside the …

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Public Forum on Marijuana Held at Fresno State

In 1996 California voters legalized the medical use of marijuana. Since then many people throughout the state have been concerned about how it’s regulated. A reason why many showed up to the public forum held at fresno state. Over the years a growing number of bills have popped up in …

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State of City Address in Fresno

Fresno’s Mayor shared the city’s accomplishments, opportunities and special plans on Wednesday during the State of City luncheon but one member of the city council is angry. He says the city’s policies are hurting revitalization efforts in his district and is going on the record saying the city has it’s …

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Sanger Mayor Joshua Mitchell – Resigns

Sanger Mayor Joshua Mitchell – Resigns for "Personal Reasons" He has faced over a dozen investigations including accusations of election violations. No word yet on when he will step down. We hope to have the Mayor on Eyewitness News tonight at Seven.

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Early Morning Stabbing at Hunter Place Apartments

Fresno Police responded to a call for a stabbing victim Wednesday morning at the Hunter Place Apartments, located on Griffith Way. When they arrived, police found a male, in his 30s, stabbed in the torso. He was transported to CRMC with life-threatening injuries. The call came in shortly before 5:00 …

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